By Mark | November 1, 2010
I’d wanted to write about something else tonight, but then I stumbled across this article in the Guardian on the CIA’s role in the rise of modern art and felt as though I had to pass it along… Here’s a clip: …Why did the CIA support them? Because in the propaganda war with the Soviet […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Observations | Also tagged Abstract Expressionism, Abstract Expressionist, CIA, Cold War, Congress for Cultural Freedom, de Kooning, Encounter, Franz Liebkind, International Organisations Division, Leo Bloom, long leash, Max Bialystock, modern art, Motherwell, narchic avant-garde, ONCE, patrons of the arts, Piss Christ, Pollock, Propaganda Assets Inventory, Soviet Union, Stephen Spender, The Producers |
By Mark | September 28, 2010
Remember how I told you that a local band here in Ypsi called Manhug had appropriated my image for a t-shirt? Well, I know I shouldn’t be helping them out, and giving them ideas as to how they might be able to sell more, but I’ve had this idea that I think is terrific. Do […]
